The crowd of bochrim and avreichim at Shaare Zedek Medical Center is growing despite the late hour as talmidim are simply at a loss, incapable of internalizing the bitter news, the petira of their beloved rosh yeshiva and another gadol hador.
According to MK (Degel HaTorah) Rav Uri Maklev, the meis will be brought from the hospital to Yeshiva Torah Ohr, most likely in the coming hour. He added the levaya will not take place tonight, but during the morning hours on Wednesday, 27 Adar 5772.
A neighbor of the rav and head of Chinuch Atzmai Rav Avraham Lazerson expressed his pain and grief over the news, simply stating the loss for Am Yisrael is great and we must continue davening. He was unable to speak at length, apparently involved in making arrangements surrounding the levaya.
MK (Agudas Yisrael) R’ Yisrael Eichler commented on the third loss in a number of weeks, beginning with the petira of the Nadvorna Rebbe ZT”L and then the Vishnitzer Rebbe ZT”L and now, Rav Sheinberg ZT”L . Rav Eichler simply stated that this profound loss for Am Yisrael is one that cannot be replaced, that the stature of these gedolim is irreplaceable, quoting Torah from the Chafetz Chaim. It was added that the niftar also merited meeting with the Chafetz Chaim.
Eichler stated the light of the yeshiva, Toras Ohr, and the rav’s tzitzis, literally illuminated Mattersdorf and following his arrival to the community, it was never the same, significantly changed for the better.
Rav Elchanan Peretz, a talmid of the rav and an av beis din commented on the loss as well, stating in reality, there are no words to adequately describe the loss of a pillar of the generation, a man who simply stood tall in his love and adherence to Torah, his clinging to Shas and his absolute totally emersion in Hashem’s mitzvos. “His love for Torah was incomparable and nothing stood in his way regarding his undiluted love for Torah”.
One should remember that levaya will be taking place on Wednesday morning, and it will coincide with the levayas of the victims of the Toulouse terror attack. Rav Yonatan Sandler and his sons Aryeh and Gavriel HY”D. That levaya is scheduled to begin at 10:00 from the large parking area at the entrance to Har Menuchos.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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At this point, the levaya for the Rosh Hayeshiva Zatzal will take place at 11AM in Yesrushalim on Rechov Sorotskin by Yeshiva Torah Ore. Hopefully there will be a live video streaming of the levaya. A link will be posted shortly where it can be watched.
Boruch Dayan Haemes. will there be a hook up for those of us chutz Laretz?
I learned in Yeshiva Shaarei Chaim back in the 80’s and saw Rav Scheinberg ZTKLLH’H numerous times.
BTW Rav Scheinberg ZTKLLH’H was born Ellul 27th 1910, and now was Niftar Adar 27th 2012, 101&1/2 years later. Exactly 1/2 year to the day from his birthday, so as tragic as is his passing, 1/2 year mark is some sort of significant mark, both dates being 3 days before a R’H.
Bd”H!
If there will be any on line coverage at the time of the levaya please let your readers know.
The Eibishter has now taken yet another 3 member beis din to shomayim to sit in judgement on Klal Yisroel of this generation.
A beis din selected of those who lived during the challenges and nissyonos of our generation – so that they know well how to be melamed zechus on our (their own) generation!
May they be mileitzei yosher for all of us in these end of days!
Hopefully the levaya of the Rov and the levayas of the kedoshim should be at different hours, not to diminish either.
boruch dayan haemes